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At seventeen such things are not embarrassing; they are catastrophical.

From Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by Tarkington, Booth

In her face he read instantly that something serious had happened; something serious if not catastrophical: but with finger on lip she enjoined silence and led the way to the parlour.

From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir